Sammy Wilson MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
MotorcyclesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve the uptake of (a) mopeds, (b) motorcycles and (c) other powered light vehicles.
Answer: At present, the Government has no policy to encourage greater use of motorcycles, mopeds or other powered light vehicles. The Government supports the purchase of zero emission motorcycles with the plug-in motorcycle grant for those who want to switch to a...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of simplifying the licensing process for (a) mopeds, (b) motorcycles and (c) other powered light vehicles.
Answer: The Department for Transport has received additional evidence from the Motorcycle Industry Association on the road safety considerations for the proposals set out in their report ‘A Licence to Net Zero’, which proposed changes to the existing licensing re...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the licensing regime proposed in the report entitled A licence to net zero, published by the Motorcycle Industry Association in October 2023.
Answer: The Department for Transport has received additional evidence from the Motorcycle Industry Association on the road safety considerations for the proposals set out in their report ‘A Licence to Net Zero’, which proposed changes to the existing licensing re...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with her (a) European and (b) international counterparts on end of sales dates for new non zero emission powered light vehicles.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not yet had any discussions with international counterparts on end of sales dates for new non-zero emission powered light vehicles. We remain committed to decarbonising transport, including powered light vehicles, as we shift to...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorcyclesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have had with motorcycle manufacturers.
Answer: Ministers have not met with motorcycle manufacturers. Officials continue to meet with the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA), which represents and oversees the interests of motorcycle, moped, scooter and Powered Light Vehicle (PLV) industry.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 4347 on Motorcycles: Driving Licences, when the Motorcycle Strategic Focus Group is next scheduled to meet; and whether that meeting will discuss user lic
Answer: The planned meeting of The Motorcycle Strategic Focus Group for autumn 2024 has now been rescheduled for 20 January 2025. The Government is considering plans to review existing requirements for motorcycle training, testing and licensing, taking account of...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2024 to Question 4347 on Motorcycles: Driving Licences, whether the Motorcycle Strategic Focus Group met in autumn 2024.
Answer: The planned meeting of The Motorcycle Strategic Focus Group for autumn 2024 has now been rescheduled for 20 January 2025. The Government is considering plans to review existing requirements for motorcycle training, testing and licensing, taking account of...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSyria: ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to respond to (a) attacks on (i) Christian communities, (ii) humanitarian access and (iii) religious freedom and (b) violence in Aleppo.
Answer: The FCDO has consistently underlined the importance of protecting all civilians, including minorities, publicly and in our engagement with regional and international partners. We are closely monitoring the treatment of religious minorities, including Chri...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Parkinson's DiseaseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people with Parkinson's who receive the health element of Universal Credit do not have to prove that they continue to live with a degenerative condition after six
Answer: The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) determines entitlement to the extra health-related amount of Universal Credit. It is not based on a person’s condition, but on how it affects their ability to function. It recognises that conditions can vary in their s...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWork Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to make changes to the Work Capability Assessment.
Answer: The Work Capability Assessment is not working and needs to be reformed or replaced. This needs to come alongside a proper plan to support disabled people to work, which will, in turn, bring down the benefits bill. We are taking the time to review this in ...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordParkinson's Disease: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include steps to (a) grow and (b) upskill the Parkinson's specialist workforce in the (i) ten year and (ii) long-term workforce plan.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan will set out how we will deliver a National Health Service that is fit for the future, with a better service for everyone, regardless of condition or service area. We expect that the long-term workforce plan will need to be updated...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNeurology: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for patients diagnosed with a neurological condition to begin consultant-led treatment.
Answer: Tackling waiting lists, including for neurology, is a key part of our Health Mission. We are committed to getting back to the NHS Constitutional standard that at least 92% of patient wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment, within our firs...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNagorno Karabakh: Cultural HeritageForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his Azerbaijani counterpart on the protection of the cultural and religious heritage of Artsakh.
Answer: The UK Government is clear that the preservation of religious and cultural sites in the region is important. We are aware of allegations from both Armenia and Azerbaijan that cultural and religious sites have been deliberately damaged over the course of t...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArmenia: AzerbaijanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Azerbaijani counterpart on the right of return of Armenians of Artsakh under international protection.
Answer: The UK has consistently encouraged the Azerbaijani authorities to provide clarity on the rights and security of ethnic Armenians displaced by conflict who wish to return to Nagorno-Karabakh. We have no plans to raise international protection in relation t...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArmenia: AzerbaijanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his Azerbaijani counterpart on Armenian prisoners illegally held by the Azerbaijan regime.
Answer: The UK continues to urge the Azerbaijani authorities to ensure that those detained during its longstanding conflict with Armenia, or during September 2023's military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, are afforded a fair trial and provided safe conditions, in...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordReligious Freedom: International CooperationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department taking through the (a) UN, (b) 7 and (c) other multilaterals to support freedom of religion or belief globally.
Answer: The UK ensures Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) remains on the international platform through our multilateral engagement.At the UN, we regularly take part in Interactive Dialogues with the UN Special Rapporteur for FoRB, most recently on 24 October. ...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTurkey: ChurchesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of church closures without provision for an alternative place of worship in Turkey; and if he will
Answer: Freedom of religion or belief is a priority for the FCDO. It is a fundamental right that we regularly discuss with the Turkish authorities. The Turkish government has repeatedly stated its support for the operation of churches and the religious houses of ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the evidential basis is for (a) licensing requirements and (b) age restrictions for (i) mopeds, (ii) motorcycles and (iii) other powered light vehicles.
Answer: The current licensing requirements and age restrictions for moped, motorcycles were implemented in 2012 when the UK transposed the requirements of the European Union’s Third Driving Licence Directive. These regulations were drafted after extensive public ...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Motorcycle Strategy Focus Group is next scheduled to meet; and whether the agenda will include a review of (a) moped and (b) motorcycle licensing requirements.
Answer: The Motorcycle Strategic Focus Group plan to meet in autumn 2024. The date and agenda for the meeting have yet to be decided.
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Driving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report by the Motorcycle Industry Association entitled A Licence to Net Zero: Unleashing Our Potential, License Reform Essential: L-Category Licensing Reform Proposals, published on 16 Oct
Answer: The Department for Transport continues to meet with representatives from the motorcycling industry to discuss proposals on Category L licensing reform. We are awaiting evidence from the Motorcycle Industry Association on their proposals.
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his Venezuelan counterpart on taking steps to allow a democratic and peaceful transition following the recent presidential elect
Answer: The UK does not accept the legitimacy of the administration put in place by Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in 2018. The UN was clear the outcome of the Venezuelan elections in July this year cannot be deemed credible without the National Electoral Council pu...
Answered 27 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has taken recent steps to call on the Venezuelan National Election Council to publish the voting records from the Presidential election in that country.
Answer: The UK does not accept the legitimacy of the administration put in place by Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in 2018. The UN was clear the outcome of the Venezuelan elections in July this year cannot be deemed credible without the National Electoral Council pu...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordOlympic Games: ParisDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made representations to the International Olympic Committee on the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.
Answer: I have made no representations to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.The British Olympic Association, as the National Organising Committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is the domestic representative...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the EU General Product Safety Regulations on the ability of GB firms to trade with customers in the EU.
Answer: The updated GPSR largely formalises the reality of how businesses are already operating and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact in practice. However, where businesses do require some support, we are exploring ways in which the Governm...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Internal Trade: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the potential impact of the General Product Safety Regulations on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government engages in regular discussions with both the Northern Ireland Executive and the EU on matters of mutual interest.The updated General Product Safety Regulations largely formalises the reality of how businesses are already operating in the UK...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
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